Morozevich unbeaten

Alexander Morozevich was the deserved winner of the 15th Karpov tournament at Poikovsky in Siberia. He played his customary brand of uncompromising chess and was undefeated, scoring three wins in his score of 6/9.

Etienne Bacrot vs Alexey Shirov ended quite instructively. Black, to move, looks to be in a critical situation, as White’s pawns are so advanced that mating threats will appear after a continuation like 40...a5 41.Rb7. Bacrot forced a draw as follows: